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Was Hector "the Hero" MacDonald's crime pedophilia or homosexuality?

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In the movie Downfall, Soviet General Chuikov has to "put on appearances" with fake generals and lying about intel in a meeting with a Nazi general. Did this sort of thing happen, and what was expected in these meetings?

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As a middle-class Roman man, at what point in history would it be common for me to wear pants?

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Does the popularity of Le/La- and De/Da- prefixes in black American first names have anything to do with French?

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Do we know the socioeconomic layout of Ancient Rome, ie the rich suburbs, ghettos, ethnic neighborhoods, etc.?

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I have a meeting with Queen Elizabeth I (or another important European of her time). Am I given a specific time, and am I expected to be strictly punctual?

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If I was on the road from Boston to Montreal in 1800, how would I know that I had crossed the US/Canadian border?

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 170 - Fugitive Freedom in Colonial Mexico with Bill Taylor

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 193 - The Norse Religion with Steelcan909

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 215 - Golems with HannahStoHelit

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was Hector "the Hero" MacDonald's crime pedophilia or homosexuality?	107
In the movie Downfall, Soviet General Chuikov has to "put on appearances" with fake generals and lying about intel in a meeting with a Nazi general. Did this sort of thing happen, and what was expected in these meetings?	101
As a middle-class Roman man, at what point in history would it be common for me to wear pants?	100
Does the popularity of Le/La- and De/Da- prefixes in black American first names have anything to do with French?	99
Do we know the socioeconomic layout of Ancient Rome, ie the rich suburbs, ghettos, ethnic neighborhoods, etc.?	97
I have a meeting with Queen Elizabeth I (or another important European of her time). Am I given a specific time, and am I expected to be strictly punctual?	91
If I was on the road from Boston to Montreal in 1800, how would I know that I had crossed the US/Canadian border?	90
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 170 - Fugitive Freedom in Colonial Mexico with Bill Taylor	80
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 193 - The Norse Religion with Steelcan909	78
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 215 - Golems with HannahStoHelit	70